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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Summary level project schedule that identifies the major deliverables and work breakdown structure components and key schedule milestones






2. Extending or generating parallel schedule network paths from the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by schedule activity with more than one successor activity






3. A formal approved document that defines how the project is executed - monitored - and controlled.






4. Point in time that work was scheduled to finish on a schedule activity. called planned finish date






5. Request for proposal - but may have a narrower or more specific meaning






6. Shortening the project schedule duration without reducing the project scope






7. Method of resolving the total variance in the set of scope - cost - and schedule variables into specific component variances that are associated with defined factors affecting scope - cost and schedule variables






8. Structure that relates the project organizational breakdown structure to the work breakdown structure to help ensure that each component of the project scope of work is assigned to a person or team






9. A technique that explores the accuracy of assumptions and identifies risks to the project from inaccuracy - inconsistency - or incompleteness of assumptions






10. The time in calendar units between the actual start date of the schedule activity and either the data date of the project schedule if the schedule activity is in progress or the actual finish date if the schedule activity is complete






11. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity can start - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.






12. Authorized budget assigned to the scheduled work to be accomplished for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component






13. Partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing and presenting information and data






14. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measures of scale such as size - weight - and complexity from a previous similar activity as the basis of estimating the same parameter or me






15. Hybrid contractual arrangement containing aspects of both cost reimbursable and fixed price contracts. time and material contract have no definitive end - can grow. units are preset by the buyer and seller.






16. A request - demand or assertion of rights by a seller against a buyer or vice versa for consideration - compensation - or payment under the terms of a legally binding contract (such as for a disputed change)






17. An entry in the work breakdown structure that can be at any level






18. A quantitative assessment of the likely amount or outcome. usually applied to project costs - resources - effort and durations.






19. Documents utilized in bid and proposal activities - which include the buyer's invitation for bid - invitation for negotiations - request for information - request for quotation - request for proposal and sellers responses






20. The aggregate of things used by an organization in any undertaking such as equipment - apparatus - tools - machinery - gear - material.






21. Multiple attributes associated with each schedule activity that can be included within the activity list. activity attributes include activity codes - predecessor activities - successor activities - logical relationships - leads and lags - resource r






22. Approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources






23. A method of estimating a component of work. the work is decomposed into more detail. an estimate is prepared of what is needed to meet the requirements of each of the lower - more detailed pieces of work - and these estimates are then aggregated into






24. The document that describes the communications needs and expectations for the project; how and in what format information will be communicated; when and where each communication will be made; wan who is responsible for providing each type of communic






25. The enterprise whose personnel are directly involved in doing the work of the project






26. Output from performing project management processes and activities. results include outcomes and documents.






27. Person or organization that is actively involved in the project or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected by execution or completion of the project






28. Planning technique used to provide products - services and results that truly reflect customer requirements by translating those customer requirements into the appropriate technical requirements for each phase of project product development






29. Risk response planning technique that indicates the project team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk - or is unable to identify any other suitable response strategy






30. Organizational body or entity assigned various responsibilities related to the centralized and coordinated management of those projects under its domain.






31. A product - result or service generated by a process






32. Processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - distribution - storage - retrieval - and ultimate disposition of project information






33. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity at that summary level. same as summary activity.






34. Smaller portion of the overall project created when a project is subdivided by their logical relationship






35. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase






36. Provider of products - services or results






37. ACWP






38. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand






39. Document describing how project risk management will be structured and performed on the project. contains the list of project risks - the results of risk analysis and risk responses






40. Identifying all people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interest - involvement and impact on project success






41. Risk response planning technique associated with threats that seeks to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk to below an acceptable threshold






42. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced






43. Graphic display of schedule related information.






44. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines






45. Analytical procedure in which each potential failure mode in every component of a product is analyzed to determine its effect on the reliability of that component and - by itself or in combination with other possible failure modes - on the reliabilit






46. Identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills - reporting relationships and creating a staffing management plan.






47. Compares technical accomplishments during project execution to the project management plan's schedule of planned technical achievements.






48. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions






49. Requirements imposed by a government body. government mandated compliance






50. Condition or situation unfavorable to the project - a negative set of circumstances - a negative set of events - a risk that will have a negative impact on a project objective if it occurs - or a possibility for negative changes